Lyndon School

About Lyndon School

Lyndon School sits in Solihull, a local authority where only two of its 17 secondary schools hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. Lyndon itself is rated Good, and it ranks third among all 15 state secondaries in the borough by Progress 8 score, placing it in the top quarter nationally. Its closest high-performing peers are Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull and Arden, both of which score higher on the same metric, while Alderbrook School sits just behind Lyndon. The school is led by headteacher Syreeta Kapswara and serves 1,184 pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form on site. It is a mixed, non-religious state school with a capacity of 1,380, and just over 30% of its pupils are eligible for free school meals — a figure that gives a sense of the community it draws from.

Academically, Lyndon’s Progress 8 score of +0.47 is well above the Solihull local authority average of -0.12, meaning pupils here make significantly more progress than their peers across the borough. Attainment 8 sits at 47.4, and 68% of students achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, with 46% reaching grade 5 or above. The school’s EBacc average point score is 4.29, and 67.5% of pupils entered the EBacc suite of subjects, though only 39% achieved the full qualification at grade 4 or above. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, the school received Good across all categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marks a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2018, when overall effectiveness was rated Requires Improvement.

Lyndon is oversubscribed: for 235 places in 2025/26, it received 718 applications, with 267 first-preference requests and 203 offers made to first-preference families — a ratio of just over three applicants per place. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a swimming pool, theatre, astro turf, sports hall, science labs, music rooms, and a library. Sports on offer include badminton, athletics, hockey, cricket, martial arts, and rounders, while clubs range from chess and debate to orchestra and art club. SEND provision is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic progress in a well-equipped setting, particularly those who value a wide extracurricular offer and a supportive SEND framework.

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